Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide.

This podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.

On the podcast over the coming weeks, we will have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system.

Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking psychiatric care around the world.

This week on MIA Radio we
interview Sera Davidow, a psychiatric survivor and prolific
activist for the human rights of people labeled mentally ill. Sera
serves as the Director of the Western Massachusetts Recovery
Learning Community and is a founding member of the Hearing Voices
USA Board of Directors.

Through her work, she has gained a range of experiences
including starting up a peer respite, opening resource centers, and
producing educational materials on non-coercive, non-pathologizing
alternatives to the traditional mental health system. Sera is a
regular blogger for Mad in America and has written extensively on
the topics of forced treatment and sexual violence.

In this interview, we discuss the parallels and intersections
between coercive psychiatric care and sexual assault.

In this episode we discuss:

Sera’s lived experience as a psychiatric survivor and survivor
of sexual violence.

About the Podcast

Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide.
This podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care and mental health. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.
On the podcast over the coming weeks, we will have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system. Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking mental health around the world.
For more information visit madinamerica.com
To contact us email podcasts@madinamerica.com